Heel-compressor.



A. GEIGER.

. HEEL COMPRESSOR.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 24, 1911. RENEWED 110v. 15, 1913.

1,094,433, Patented Apr 28, 1914.

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HEEL COMPRESSOR.

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A. GEIGER.

HEEL COMPRESSOR.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 24, 1911. RENEWED NOV. 15, 1913.

1 94,433. Patented Apr. 28, 1914.

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ADOLPH GEIGER, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

HEEL-COMPRESSOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 28, 1914.

Application filed June 24, 1911, Serial No. 635,113. Renewed November 15, 1913. Serial No. 801,285.

To (ZZZ whom it may concern Be it known that I, ADOLPH GEIGER, a citizen of the United States, and residing at Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Heel-Compressors, of which the following is a complete specification.

The main objects of this invention are to provide an improved heel compressor; to provide a heel compressor adapted to form a perfectly compact heel; to provide a heel compressor adapted to apply vertical pressure to the heel before lateral compression is applied, and to maintain the vertical pressure while the lateral pressure is being effected so as to prevent the lifts of the heel from being separated; to provide a heel compressor in which the heel molds can be easily and accurately constructed; to pro vide a heel compressor adapted to be easily and quickly adjusted without the use 01 tools to form heels of various sizes; to provide a machine in which the completed heels are prevented from dropping between the mold parts; and to provide a heel compressor raving great efliciency, and which is of strong and durable construction as well as simple in its operation.

A specific embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a heel compressor embodied in this invention, with the discharging mechanism removed. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the device with parts removed and with the drive pulley partly in section. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the machine with the discharging mechanism removed. Fig. 4 is a top plan view of one of the operating arms for the lateral mold sections. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 6 is a section taken on line 66 of Fig. 9 and showing the discharging -'a mechanism in plan View. Fig. 7 1s a view showing the feed carriage in vertical sec-.

tion and the bed and the locking lever for the mold guide plate clamp in front elevation. Fig. 8 is a vertical section of the feeding and compressing or molding mechanism, and of the discharging mechanism, with the latter shown in discharge position in dotted lines. Fig. 9 is a front elevation of the locking lever for the guide plate clamp. Fig. 10 is a. section of said lever. Fig. 11 is a fragmentary rear View of the main frame and discharging mechanism, with the mechanism for returning the discharging mechanism and plunger to normal position shown in section. Fig. 12 is a plan view of the slide for the feeding mechanism. Fig. 13 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 14 is a plan view of the adjusting disk for the feed mechanism. Fig. 15 is a plan view of one of the slide blocks. Fig. 16 is a front elevation of the same.

In the construction shown, the main frame 1, which supports the operating mechanism, is preferably constructed in two sections which are rigidly bolted together. Journaled in suitable bearings on the frame is the drive shaft 2 which projects laterally from the frame at one end and has the drive pulley 3 mounted thereon. Rigidly secured on the drive shaft 2, between the frame members, is the pinion 4 which meshes with a gear 5 rigidly secured on a shaft 6 journaled in suitable bearings on the frame at the rear of the shaft 2. The shaft 6 projects from the side of the frame 1 opposite from the pulley 3, and is provided with a pinion 7 which meshes with a relatively large gear 8 which is rigidly secured on a crank shaft 9 j ournaled in suitable bearings on the frame.

The frame 1 is provided with front and rear guide surfaces 10, as shown more clearly in Figs. 1, 2, 6 and 11, on which travels the vertically reciprocating bed 11. The bed is provided with rear flanges 12 which travel on the rear guide surfaces and at its front it is provided with removable flanges 13 which travel on the front guide surfaces. Said flanges 12 and 13 act to hold the bed'on the frame. The flanges 13 are secured to the bed by means of bolts 14 after the bed has been inserted in the frame. Toggle bars 15 are pivoted at their upper ends to ears 16 on the flanges 13, thereby connecting them with the bed 11, and at their lower end the bars are pivoted at 17 to the frame 1. A connecting rod 18 connects the bars 15 with the crank 19 on the crank shaft 9 and acts to reciprocate the bed 11.

The bed is provided with a mold chamber 20 therein from which a channel 21 leads downwardly and outwardly through the front of the bed to permit the escape of any fragments of leather which may be removed from the heel by the molds while being compressed.

Mounted to reciprocate vertically in the bed 11 and extending upwardly through the chamber is the plunger rod 22. A bellcrank lever 23 is rigidly secured on a shaft 24 which is journaled in bearings 25 and 26 on the rear of the bed. One arm of the bell-crank lever is forked and loosely engages a pin 27 on the plunger rod 22, and the other arm of said lever is provided with a roller 28 which travels on a cam 29 secured to the upper toggle arm 15. The cam 29 extends upwardly and rearwardly from the toggle lever 15 and is of such shape that when the bed 11 is being lowered the cam will move the plunger rod upwardly, and when the bed is being raised it will permit the plunger rod to move downwardly. In order to always hold the roller 28 in contact with the cam 29 a sleeve 30 is mounted on the bearings 25 and 26, and is provided in one end with notches 31 adapted to engage a pin 32 on the bearing 26, so that the sleeve may be adjusted circumferentially with respect to the shaft 24. Within the sleeve are springs 33 which have their correspondingly opposite ends 34 and secured in apertures in the shaft 24, and their other ends 36 are engaged in slots 37 and 38 in opposite ends of the sleeve. The sleeve 30 is provided with an angular portion 39 to which awrench may be attached, and, after the sleeve hasbeen moved longitudinally toward the bearing 25 to release it from the pin 32, it may be rotated on the bearings to adjust the tension of the springs and thereby cause greater or less pressure of the roller on the cam.

On the upper end of the plunger rod 22 is the plunger 40, the top of which conforms to the shape of the bottom of the heel 41 and is adapted to support the heel thereon during the compressing operation. The plun ger may be removably secured on the rod 22 in any preferred manner, but, as shown, the rod is provided with a longitudinal bore in which is a spring 42 and a push pin 43 having a beveled upper end. The rod is provided near its upper end with a transverse aperture in which is a key 44 having one end adapted to protrude into an aperture 45 in the plunger to lock the latter in position, and having a V shaped notch in its lower surface adapted to receive the beveled end of the pin 48. When it is desired to remove the plunger the key 44 is pushed inwardly out of the aperture 45 thereby permitting the plunger to be removed. When the key is forced inwardly its notch forces the pin 43 downwardly against the tension of the spring 42.

Within the chamber 20, and situated one on each side of the plunger rod 22, are the right and left mold sections 46 and 47 which are identical. in construction and are adapted to exert lateral compression on the heel. Each mold is provided with operating mechanism on its side of the machine, which mechanisms are identical and are adapted to operate the molds simultaneously. A. description of one set of the mold operating mechanism will be suflicient.

The molds rest on the bottom of the chamber 20 and fit closely between the front and rear walls of the chamber, thereby adapting them for reciprocation laterally of the machine, and each is provided on its outer side with a depending flange 48 adapted to fit into a groove 49 in the mold link 50. The mold link also slides in the chamber 20, and an arm 51 is provided on one end with a trunnion 52 which is journaled in the link block and on its other end is provided with a bearing 53 through which a fulcrum pin 54 extends. The fulcrum pin 54 is provided with bearing blocks 55 which are mounted eccentrically on the pin and are journaled in suitable bearings 56 in the upper part of the frame 1. A bell-crank lever 57 is rigidly secured on the rear end of the fulcrum pin 54 and normally rests on a stud 58 on the frame 1. For the purpose of operating the bell-crank lever 57 a block 59 is adjustably secured on the rear portion of the bed 11 directly beneath the end of the lever by means of a screw bolt 60, and in order to adjust the block so as to contact the lever at the proper time liners 61 of steel or other suitable material are placed between the bed and the block. By inserting or removing some of the liners the block is raised or lowered with respect to the bed and the mold sections are thereby adjusted with respect to the center line of the machine.

A guide plate 62 is secured on the bed over the chamber 20 and is provided with an aperture 63 of the shape of the heel and of a size to permit the heel on the plunger 40 to pass therethrough. The guide plate is provided with a rearwardly directed flange 64 adapted to seat in a ccmplemental groove in the rear wall of the chamber 20 and hold the rear portion of the plate in position. A table 65 has a cross bar 66 which is secured to the front of the bed 11 by means of bolts 67, and journaled in brackets G8 on the under side of the table is a shaft 69 on which is rigidly secured a clamp 70 which no mally lies with its upper surface in the same plane as the upper surface of the table which is cut away to receive the same, and has its rear edge overlapping the front edge of the guide plate 62 to hold the plate in place. In order to hold the clamp 70 in locking position a lever 71 is pivoted on a pin 72 carried on the brackets 68 and has a rounded lug 73 on one side thereof which is adapted to engage beneath a plate 74 on the under side of the clamp. A bolt 75 is mounted in the front portion of the table 65 and has a cup 76 on its inner end. A spring 77 is mounted at one end in said cup and at its other end it is mounted in a socket 78 in the upper end of the lever 71 and normally acts to hold the lever in locking position beneath the clamp 70. hen it is desired to remove the guide plate 62 the lower end of the lever is pushed rearwardly thereby removing the lug 73 from beneath the plate 74 and permitting the clamp to fall down to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 8. The guide plate can then be pulled forwardly and lifted out of its seat. To prevent the lever 71 being thrown too far a lug 79 is provided on one of the brackets 68 in posi tion for the lug 7 3 to contact therewith.

For the purpose of feeding the unmolded heels to the molds a feeding device 80, Figs. 1, 2 and 8, is slidably mounted on the table 65. Said feeding device comprises a frame 81 which extends'transversely of the table (35 and has one end 82 slidably mounted on a bed rail 83 on the table. The other end of the frame 81 is provided with a downwardly and inwardly directed guide plate 81 adapted to travel in a groove 85 in the side of the table, as shown in Fig. 7. The table is provided adjacent to the guide plate 841 with a bed rail 86, the inner edge 87 of which is undercut or dovetailed. An adjustable guide rail 88 is secured on the under side of the frame 81 and has a beveled lip 89 engaging beneath the edge 87 of the bed rail 86. The guide rail 88 is out of contact with the plate 841 and is secured to the frame by means of bolts 90 which pass through slots 91 in the frame for the purpose of adjusting the rail 88 to take up the wear.

The frame 81 is provided with a transverse slot 92 through which extends a stud 93, The stud is provided with an angular portion 91 which projects above the frame, and on said angular portion is a washer 95 which seats on the frame. The upper end of the stud 93 is threaded and a nut 96 is secured thereon. Rigidly secured on the lower end of the stud 93 is an adjusting disk 97 having eccentric slots 98 therein. Mounted on a shoulder 99 on the stud 93 is an adjusting slide 100 having a lug 101 at each end on its under surface on which are slidably mounted the slide blocks 102 which are provided with grooves 103 to receive said lugs. The slide blocks 102 have a sliding bearing on the bed rail 83, disk 97 and plate 88, and are provided with pins 101 which project into the slots 98 of the disk 97. On the top of the slide 100 are lugs 105 which project into the slot 92.

Itigidly secured on the inner ends of the slide blocks 102 are the leaf springs 106 which project rearwardly beyond the frame 81 and have their rear ends turned toward each other to provide clamps 107 adapted to hold an unmolded heel therebetween. The springs are provided forwardly of said clamps with wings 108 which extend upwardly, forwardly and outwardly from the springs, and extending laterally and outwardly from each clamp is a guard 109.

When it is desired to adjust the feeding device to different sizes of heels, the nut 96 is loosened and the stud 93 may be moved longitudinally of the slot 92 thereby carrying the adjusting slide 100 and the slide blocks 102 forwardly or rearwardly and causing the springs 106 to project a less or greater distance from the rear of the frame 81. The washer 95 is then rotated and the slots 98 in the disk 97 move the slide blocks and springs toward or from each other. When the desired adjustment is obtained the nut 96 is tightened and the parts are rigidly held in place.

For the purpose of operating the feeding device a cam 110 having a cam groove 111 therein is rigidly secured on the crank shaft 9, and a lever 112 has aroller 113 on one end thereof adapted to travel in said cam groove,

and at its other end is pivoted to one end of a rod 1M, the other end of which rod is connected to cars 1125 on the frame 81. A bellcrank lever 116 is pivoted on a pin 117 on the frame 1 and in one end thereof carries a pin 118 on which the lever 112 is fulc-rumed. The other end of the bell-crank lever 116 is supported on a spring 119 which is carried in a cup 120 on the upper end of a screw 1.21 having threaded engagement in the frame 1. A set screw 1 2 is carried on the frame 1 and bears on the end of the bell-crank lever 116 above the screw 119 and serves to adjust the bell-crank lever to vary the position of the fulcrum pin 118 and thereby regulate the travel of the feeding device 80 so that its forward edge will always stop flush with the breast of the aperture 63 in the guide plate 62.

The frame 1 is provided with a top cross piece 123, on the under side of which, be tween the sides of the frame, is bolted a plate 121-. ltigidly secured on the under side of said plate is a disk 125 which has a laterally and downwardly opening seat 129, shown more clearly in Figs. 1 and 8, in its under side in which a plate 127 is mounted and adapted to he slid into place, laterally in said seat. A rod 128 extends downwardly through the cross piece 123, plate 121, and disk 125, and its lower end is adapted to enter a tapered aperture 129 in the plate 127 and hold said plate in place. spring 130 is carried on said rod 128 and bears at one end on the cross piece 123 and at its other end on a block 131 on said rod and normally acts to hold said red at its lower limit of movement in locking engage ment with the plate 127. Rigidly secured on the top of the plate 121 is a cam 132, and the block 131 is provided with a. pin 133, which, when the rod 128 rotated is adapted to travel up onto the hight points of the A coiled cam 132 and hold the rod out of locking engagement with the plate 127 to permit said plate to be removed or inserted. Rigidly but removably secured on the plate 127 is the punch 134, which, when the plate 12.7 is in position, is in axial alinement with the aperture 63 in the guide plate 62 and is adapted to enter said aperture.

he compressed or completed heels are moved off from the plunger by the rearward movement of the feeding device and may be permitted to fall onto the guide plate and otf from the back of the bed into any suitable receptacle, but, as shown, however, discharging mechanism for the heels is provided which comprises a chute or tray 135 supported on the upper end of an arm 136 in position to receive the heel as it is moved off from the plunger. The lower end of the arm 136 is pivoted on a pin 137 carried in a bracket 138 on the rear of the frame 1. A crank 139 is rigidly secured at one end to the shaft 24 and at its other end is provided with a pin 140 which is connected to a sliding block 141 slidably mounted in a slot 142 in the arm 136. As the crank 139 is connected to the same shaft 24 as is the bell crank lever 23 it is obvious that when said bell-crank lever is operated that the chute will be swung forwardly to receive the heels and backwardly to discharge them. The upper end of the arm 136 is provided with a slot through which a stud 144 on the chute projects, and a nut 145 is secured on the stud and permits the chute to be ad justed with respect to the plunger. The arm 136 is provided with a cushion 146 adapted to abut against the bed 11 at the inward movement of the chute.

The driving mechanism comprises a clutch cone 147 which is mounted on a spider 148 rigidly but removably secured on the outer end of the shaft 2. A brake cone 149 is adapted to engage the inner surface of the cone 147 and is provided with a sleeve 150 which is slidably but non-rotatively mounted on the shaft The drive pulley 3 is journaled on the sleeve 150 and is provided with a friction face 151 adapted to engage the outer face of the clutch cone 147. The pulley 3 may be belted to any suitable source of power, and when thrown into engagement with the clutch cone 1.47 it drives the shaft 2 and operates the machine. hen the brake cone 149 is broughtinto engagement with the cone 147 the speed of the machine is reduced and the machine is stopped if desired. The pulley 3 and the brake cone 149 are adapted to be shifted simultaneously, and there sufiicient space between their friction faces that but one will be in engagement with the cone 147 at the same time.

F the purpose of shifting the brake cone and drive pulley a treadle 152 is rigidly secured at one end to a shaft 153 which is jour- 'naled on the frame 1 beneath the drive shaft 2. On the opposite end of the shaft 153 is.

a lever 154 which is pivoted to a sleeve 155 adjustably mounted on a bar 156 by means of a set screw 157. One end of the bar 156 is pivoted to a forked lever 158 which is pivoted at its lower end to ears 159 on the frame 1. The upper end of the lever 158 is connected to pins 160 on a collar 161 which is clamped on the sleeve 150 of the brake cone 149.

A downwardly directed lever 162 is rigidly secured on the shaft 153 and a spring 163 is connected at one end to said lever and at its other end to the frame 1 and normally acts to hold the pulley 3 out of contact with the cone 147.

The operation of the construction shown is as follows: Then the treadle 152 is depressed the pulley 3 is shifted onto the cone 147 thereby connecting it to the drive shaft 2 and causing the latter to rotate and drive the crank shaft 9. The crank shaft operates the toggle bars 15 and causes the bed 11 to reciprocate vertically. Then the bed is approximately at its lower limit of movement the cam 29 and bell-crank lever 23 have raised the plunger 40 to its upper limit of movement in the bed into position to receive an uncompressed heel from the feeding device 80. The plunger remains in that position while the crank 19 is passing dead center, and the operating mechanism for the feeding device is so timed that during this interval the feeding device is moved rearwardly and upwardly, and as the wings 16S strike the punch 134 they are spread and cause the clamps 107 to drop the heel onto the plunger. During the rearward movement of the feeding device the uncompressed heel slides the compressed heel from the plunger onto the tray 135 when the tray is employed. When the tray is not employed the compressed heel falls onto the guide plate 62. As the bed 11 begins to ascend the plunger 40 is retracted and the uncompressed heel thereon is lowered into the mold chamber 20 between the molds 46 and 47. As the bed continues to rise the inner ends of the arms 51 are raised and the molds 46 and 47 are moved toward the heel, and as the plunger approaches its lower limit of movement in said chamber the heel is brought into contact ith the punch 134 and compressed vertically. Before the vertical compression is completed the upward travel of the bed brings the blocks 59 into contact with the levers 57 and the eccentric bearings shift the pins 54, arms 51 and molds 46 and 47 inwardly, causing the latter to engage against the heel and compress it laterally before the vertical pressure has ceased. This operation of compressing the heel effectually prevents any separation of the blanks or lifts as is the case where the lateral compression takes place before the vertical compression. The movement of the molds 4:6 and 47 always keeps the chamber 20 clear of chips or scraps of leather since the molds always move them toward the opening 21 in the bed 11. Should any obstruction get in the way of the feeding device the yielding fulcrum for the levcr 112 will pr vent injury to the mechanism. The guide plate 62 prevents the completed heels from dropping into the mold chamber, though it can be dispensed with when the discharging mechanism is employed, since the tray 185 covers the chamber at all times when a heel is liable to be disengaged from the plunger.

While I have shown and described but one specific embodiment of the invention it will be understood that many details of the construction shown may be altered or omitted without departing from the scope of the claims.

I claim:

1. A heel compressor, comprising a vertically reciprocating bed, a stationary punch above the bed adapted to compress the heel vertically, laterally movable molds slidably mounted in the bed, means adapted to gradually move the molds inwardly of the bed as the bed ascends, and means adapted to give the molds a quick inward movement against the heel before the vertical compression is released.

2. A heel compressor, comprising a frame, a vertically reciprocating bed on the frame, a punch above the bed adapted to compress the heels vertically during the upward movement of the bed, laterally movable molds in the bed, arms connected to said molds, fulcrum pins for said arms having eccentric bearings in the frame, levers on the fulcrum pins, and means on the bed adapted to engage said levers and shift the fulcrum pins in their bearings.

3. A heel compressor, comprising a frame, a vertically reciprocating bed on the frame, means adapted to compress the heels vertically when the bed is being elevated, laterally movable molds in the bed, means connecting the molds with the frame and adapted to force them inwardly when the bed is elevated, and coacting means on the bed and frame adapted to accelerate the inward movement of the molds as the bed nears its upward limit.

4. A heel compressor, comprising a frame, a vertically reciprocating bed on the frame, means adapted to compress the heels vertically during the upward movement of the bed, molds slidably mounted in the bed and adapted to compress the heels laterally, means adapted to gradually move the molds toward the heel as the bed raises, and means adapted to force the molds against the heels with accelerated speed as the bed nears its upper limit of movement.

5. A heel compressor, comprising a frame, a vertically movable bed on the frame, means adapted to compress the heels vertically during the upward movement of the bed, movable molds on the bed, arms connected to said molds, fulcrum pins for said arms having eccentric bearings in the frame, a lever on each pin, and adjustable means on the bed adapted to engage said levers as the bed nears its upper limit of movement.

6. A heel compressor, comprising a frame, a vertically movable bed in the frame having a downwardly inclined opening therein, removable molds slidably mounted in the bed, mold links connected to said molds, arms pivoted to said links, and means providing a pivotal connection between the arms and the frame and adapted to move the molds inwardly with accelerated speed as the bed nears its upper limit of travel.

7 A heel compressor, comprising a frame, a vertically movable bed on the frame having a chamber therein with a downwardly and forwardly opening dirt exit, a vertically movable plunger in said chamber adapted to support a heel, a punch supported from the frame above the plunger, laterally movable molds in the chamber on opposite sides of the punch, and means adapted to move the molds to and from the plunger with a variable speed.

8. A heel compressor, comprising a frame, a vertically movable bed in the frame having a chamber therein, a vertically movable plunger rod in the bed, a plunger on the rod adapted to support a heel, toggle levers adapted to operate the bed, a cam on the toggle levers, and a bell-crank lever connected with the plunger rod and adapted to be engaged by said cam to operate the plunger.

9. A heel compressor, comprising a frame, a bed on said frame having a chamber therein, toggle levers adapted to operate said bed, a vertically reciprocating plunger rod in said bed, a plunger on said rod adapted to support a heel, a shaft journaled on the frame, a bell-crank lever rigidly secured on the shaft and connected at one end to said plunger rod, a cam on the toggle levers adapted to operate the bell-crank lever, a tension device on said shaft adapted to normally hold the bell-crank lever in contact with the cam, a punch supported on the frame above the plunger and adapted to compress the heels vertically, and molds in the chamber adapted to compress the heels laterally.

10. A heel compressor, comprising a frame, a vertically reciprocating bed on the frame, means on the bed adapted to compress a heel laterally, a vertically movable plunger rod in said bed, a spring pressed pin in the rod having a beveled upper end, a plunger on the rod adapted to support a heel, a transverse pin in said plunger and rod having a V-shaped notch adapted to receive the beveled end of the pin in the rod and secure the plun er in place, means adapted to operate the bed, mechanism operated by said means adapted to simultaneously move the plunger and bed in opposite directions, and a punch supported above the plunger and adapted to compress the heel vertically.

11. A heel compressor, comprising a frame, a vertically movable bed on the frame, toggle levers adapted to operate the bed, means on the bed adapted to compress the heels laterally, a vertically movable plunger on the bed, a shaft ournaled on the frame, a bell-crank lever rigidly secured on the shaft and connected at one end with the plunger, a cam on the toggle levers adapted to engage the bell-crank lever and operate the plunger, a sleeve mounted on the bearings for said shaft, springs connectedwith the sleeve and shaft and adapted to hold th bell-crank in engagement with the cam, and a punch on the frame above said plunger.

12. A heel compressor, comprising a frame, a vertically reciprocating bed on the frame having a chamber therein, a vertically movable plunger in the bed adapted to support a heel, a punch supported from the frame above the plunger, means in the chamber adapted to compress the heel laterally, and a guide plate covering the chamber and having an aperture therein for the passage of the plunger.

13. A heel compressor, comprising a frame, a vertically reciprocating bed on the frame having a chamber therein, a vertically movable plunger in the bed adapted to support a heel, a punch supported from the frame above the plunger, means in the chamber adapted to compress the heel laterally, a guide plate covering the chamber, and means hinged on the front of the bed adapted to lock the guide plate in place.

14:. A heel compressor, comprising a frame, a vertically reciprocating bed on the f 'ame having a chamber'therein, a vertically movable plunger in the bed adapted to support a heel, a punch supported from the frame above the plunger, means in the chamber adapted to compress the heel laterally, an apertured guide plate covering the chamber, a clamp hinged on the front of the bed adapted to hold the guide plate in place, and means adapted to hold the clamp in looking position.

15. A heel compressor, comprising a frame, a vertically movable bed in the frame having a chamber therein, heel compressing means in the chamber, a guide plate covering the chamber and having an aperture therein to receive the heels, a table projecting 'for wardly from the bed, a clamp hinged beneath the table adapted to secure the plate to the bed, a lever pivoted beneath the table adapted to hold the clamp in locking position, and a spring supported beneath the table and adapted to hold the lever in operative position.

16. A heel compressor, comprising a frame, a vertically movable bed on the frame, heel supporting and compressing means on said bed, a feeding device adapted to feed the heels to the compressing means, a slotted tray arm pivoted on the rear of the bed, a tray rigidly but adj ustably supported on the top of saidarm in position to receive the heels from the compressing means, and mechanism adapted to engage in the slot of said arm and swing the arm rearwardly and permitthe heels tofall from the tray.

17. A heel compressor, comprising a frame, a vertically movable bed on the frame, heel supporting and compressing means on said bed, a feeding device adapted to feed the heels to the compressing means, a tray arm pivoted on the rear of the bed, a tray supported on said arm in position to receive the heels from the compressing means, a shaft journaled on the frame, a crank arm on the shaft having a sliding connection with the tray arm and adapted to tilt the tray rearwardly, and means for operating said shaft.

18. A heel compressor, comprising a frame, avertically movable bed on the frame, heel supporting and compressing means on said bed, a feeding device adapted to feed the heels to the compressing means, a tray arm pivoted on the rear of the bed, a tray supported on said arm in position to receive the compressed heels from the compressing means, a shaft journaled on the frame, a crank arm rigidly secured on said shaft, a block slidably connected with the tray arm, a pin on the crank arm connected with the block, and means adapted to operate the shaft to swing the tray backward and forward.

19. A heel compressor, comprising a frame, heel compressing means on the frame, a table at the front of the heel compressing means, a slidable frame on the table, slide blocks mounted in said frame, resilient clamps rigidly secured on said blocks, and a rotative eccentrically slotted disk adapted to adjust said blocks laterally.

20. A heel compressor, comprising a frame, movable molds on the frame adapted to compress a heel, a reciprocating feed frame, a slide in the feed frame adjustable to and from the molds, laterally movable slide blocks on the slide having pins thereon, resilient heel clamps on said blocks projecting rearwardly from said feed frame, rotative eccentrically slotted means adapted to engage said pins and adjust said blocks, and means adapted to-reciprocate the feed frame and move the clamps to and from-the molds.

21. In a heel compressor, a table, a-reciprocating, slotted feed frame on the table, means for reciprocating said frame, a stud in said slot, a slide mounted on the stud and extending transversely of the slot, means on the slide projecting into the slot and adapted to guide the slide in the frame, slide blocks connected With the slide and having pins thereon, a disk rigidly secured on the stud and having eccentric slots adapted to receive said pins, means mounted on the frame adapted to rotate said stud, and resilient clamps on said blocks projecting through the rear of the frame.

22. A heel compressor, comprising a frame, means on the frame for compressing the heels laterally, a laterally removable punch supported on the frame above the lateral compressing means, and having a tapered aperture therein, a tapered rod mounted in the frame adapted to enter said aperture, and coacting means on the rod and frame adapted to hold the rod out of said aperture.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two Witnesses.

' ADOLPH GEIGER. lVitnesses CHAS. S. Coon, HENRY AMAN.

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